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A Voyage of Discovery, Into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage

Undertaken in the Years 1815-1818, at the Expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the Ship Rurick

By: Otto von Kotzebue

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A Voyage of Discovery, Into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage

Undertaken in the Years 1815-1818, at the Expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the Ship Rurick

By: Otto von Kotzebue

A three-volume translated account, published in 1821, of the pioneering Russian expedition that mapped the coast of Siberia and Alaska.

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459

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Cambridge University Press

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1108057594

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9781108057592

The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture

The Monsterization of Molluscs

By: Otto Latva

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The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture

The Monsterization of Molluscs

By: Otto Latva

This book builds upon the extensive study of the historical relationship between sea animals and humans in transatlantic culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exposes the present understanding of the human relationship with the giant squid not only as too simplistic but also as historically inaccurate. For instance, it redefines the earlier understanding that humans and especially seafarers have understood giant squid as horror-evoking and ugly creatures since the dawn of history and explains the origins of mythical sea monsters such as the Kraken. The book is, however, more than a critical response to previous work. It will point out that animals such as cephalopods, which have largely been defined in biological contexts in recent times, have a fascinating and multivariate past, entangled with the history of humans in many remarkable ways. Hence, this book is not just about perceptions of giant-sized squid or cephalopods, but a historical inquiry into the transatlantic culture from the late eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. It will provide new knowledge about the history of mollusc studies, seafaring culture and more broadly of the relationship between humans and animals during the period.

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306

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Taylor & Francis

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1000910482

ISBN 13

9781000910483

A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823 - 1826

By: Otto von Kotzebue

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A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823 - 1826

By: Otto von Kotzebue

Otto von Kotzebue wurde 1787 als Sohn deutscher Eltern in Reval/Estland geboren und war Offizier der Russischen Marine. Bereits in seinen frühen Jugendjahren fuhr er zusammen mit dem Kapitän von Krusenstern mit auf die erste russische Weltumsegelung. Im Jahr 1815 übernahm er die Leitung einer Expedition um die Welt, an der auch wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter teilnahmen, wie unter anderem der Dichter Adalbert von Chamisso und der Maler Louis Schoris. Auf der dreijährigen Reise durchquerten sie die Bering-Straße mit seinem Schiff "Rurik" und entdeckte den nach ihm benannten Kotzebuesund. 1823 - 1826 hisste von Kotzebue erneut die Segel um ein weiteres Mal die Erde in wissenschaftlicher Mission zu umrunden. Ziel dieser Fahrt war die Ergänzung der Ergebnisse, die sie auf ihrer ersten Reise gewonnen hatten. Das vorliegende Buch beinhaltet die Reiseerfahrungen dieser Expedition und ist ein hoch interessant zu lesendes Werk. Es handelt sich hierbei um den zweiten Band der zweiteiligen Ausgabe und ist in englischer Sprache vorliegend.

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3845712619

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9783845712611

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A Voyage of Discovery, Into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage

A Voyage of Discovery, Into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage

The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture

The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture

A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823 - 1826

A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823 - 1826

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